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Forum: Dollars & Cents 31-03-2012, 12:51
Replies: 39
Views: 5,022
Posted By abh
Re: Just Do It

I retire every other year. Wouldn't want to have it any other way.
Forum: Dollars & Cents 31-03-2012, 11:40
Replies: 19
Views: 5,290
Posted By abh
Re: Buying boat in Mexico

I would be more worried about the trouble importing to europe, beware of CE.
Forum: Our Community 29-03-2012, 11:21
Replies: 124
Views: 15,262
Posted By abh
Re: Impound !

I didn't say renting was wrong, I said it is misleading. It is still misleading.

If someone should be happy for being treated unfairly because some others might treat you even more unfair, is...
Forum: Our Community 29-03-2012, 10:56
Replies: 124
Views: 15,262
Posted By abh
Re: Impound !

How is it possible to steal your own boat? :)
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 29-03-2012, 10:21
Replies: 53
Views: 84,057
Posted By abh
Re: Which powerboat to cruise the Caribbean?

Leopard 47 powercat? (https://www.leopardcatamarans.com/LeopardCatamarans/YachtsForSale/Leopard47PowerCat.aspx)
Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-03-2012, 10:20
Replies: 111
Views: 44,853
Posted By abh
Re: Best Sailing Dog ?

Now that's a happy face!
Forum: Our Community 29-03-2012, 09:59
Replies: 124
Views: 15,262
Posted By abh
Re: Impound !

It's misleading to call it rent. I'm not renting my own boat. I'm "parking" it. Of course we try to pay on time. But **** happens, there needs to be some room for that.
Forum: Our Community 29-03-2012, 08:22
Replies: 124
Views: 15,262
Posted By abh
Re: Impound !

While everybody just pay and shut up, we cannot expect improvements.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-03-2012, 21:10
Replies: 1,416
Views: 442,491
Posted By abh
Re: Shoestring Sailors (Cruising on $500 per month - part II)

What does practical mean? Do everyone have the same definition for that word, or is it more like each for his own?
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-03-2012, 21:06
Replies: 759
Views: 85,328
Posted By abh
Re: The Philosophy behind Sailing Simply and cheaply

Well eat it of course. If it's too big, there is always something around that could use the rest.

It's one of the great thing about simplicity, if you don't have luxury items in stock, it is so...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 27-03-2012, 12:41
Replies: 145
Views: 23,094
Posted By abh
Re: Cuba - Warning non-American boats

Those who are willing to give up freedom for safety, deserve neither. I believe those were words of one of the founders of us.
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 27-03-2012, 12:36
Replies: 63
Views: 13,712
Posted By abh
Re: Electric Propulsion Update

There is no upper limit. The biggest are already using electric propulsion.
Forum: Our Community 27-03-2012, 12:19
Replies: 124
Views: 15,262
Posted By abh
Re: Impound !

If officials would behave this way in my country, the better know how to swim.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 26-03-2012, 10:37
Replies: 41
Views: 6,150
Posted By abh
Re: Is The Coast Or The Ocean More Dangerous ?

Equally dangerous/safe, the dangers are just somewhat different.
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 23-03-2012, 16:48
Replies: 2
Views: 1,235
Posted By abh
Re: Change your course to avoid collision.

USS Montana (FULL VERSION) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQqyeWBZrLQ)
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 23-03-2012, 16:46
Replies: 66
Views: 18,126
Posted By abh
Re: How Important is it to Have a Stove With an Oven Gimballed?

Stove is as much of a requirement on board as an automatic ass wiper.
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 22-03-2012, 09:18
Replies: 50
Views: 18,484
Posted By abh
Re: PARROTS AS PETS

The parrot would work so hard he would never be cold.
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 22-03-2012, 09:04
Replies: 50
Views: 18,484
Posted By abh
Re: PARROTS AS PETS

Suddenly I want to crew my boat with parrots. What type would be most suitable?
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 20-03-2012, 16:25
Replies: 38
Views: 10,294
Posted By abh
Re: Using Roller Furling

In my oppinion you had a problem with to much of a boat to singlehand without autopilot. If you had a helping hand, either in a form of a person or a autopilot, it wouldn't have been so much of a...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 20-03-2012, 15:39
Replies: 100
Views: 38,599
Posted By abh
Re: Cooling the Cabin of a Sailboat

1200 watt unit, needs 1200 watts to run. Hours have nothing to do with it. To run a 1200 watt unit for an hour, needs energy source that is able to provide at least 1200 watts for an hour.

100w...
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 20-03-2012, 15:03
Replies: 81
Views: 12,772
Posted By abh
Re: Should I pay off my boat before cruising?

The only thing that is worse than owing money, is owning it.
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 19-03-2012, 17:26
Replies: 98
Views: 47,477
Posted By abh
Re: Provisioning for a Long Distance Voyage

I'm sorry, this is of course just a horror story we tell our children because of the strong ammonia odor that comes from shark meat. We do bury the shark in dirt for a few months prior to eating it...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 19-03-2012, 13:58
Replies: 98
Views: 47,477
Posted By abh
Re: Provisioning for a Long Distance Voyage

Meat and fish preserves well in urine. Secret from the north.
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 17-02-2012, 09:28
Replies: 94
Views: 15,856
Posted By abh
Re: Three Canadian Sailors Rescued off Hawai

I wonder what the correct procedure would be in cases like this. It surely isn't anything that should be taken lightly to climb up the mast in big swells with broken forestay. I would reckon having...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-02-2012, 12:50
Replies: 106
Views: 15,469
Posted By abh
Re: A true end to the multi vs mono debate

Since I don't have the money for a multihull, I'm going to keep protecting my investment and bash the multihull as complete utter danger at sea.
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